An Elyria driver who crashed into a Lorain home and was hospitalized Dec. 7 has been charged in connection to the incident, Lorain police said.
According to police Officer Robert Hargreaves, the cased has been reviewed by the prosecutor’s office, and it has been determined that driver Sean Thompson, 21, is charged with driving under suspension and failure to control. The crash occurred around 3:18 p.m. when Thompson was driving a Chevy pickup truck westbound on West 21st Street. Police said the man suffered a seizure while driving and his body locked up, causing him to slam on the gas pedal and excel at a rapid pace. The driver travelled left of center off the roadway and crashed into a home on the 1700 block of West 21st Street.
The impact caused extensive damage to the home, and Ohio Edison and Columbia Gas ersponded to shut off the home’s electric and gas lines.
Police said Thompson catapulted forward face-first into the windshield. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
Thompson was flown by medical helicopter to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland with life-threatening injuries, including internal injuries and outer wounds to his upper torso. He is currently in fair condition at the hospital, a nurse supervisor said Dec. 11.
A 17-year-old male passenger who was in the vehicle at the time of the incident and also wasn’t wearing his seatbelt, was transported to Mercy Hospital by LifeCare for a broken leg and minor cuts and bruises. The homeowner was at the residence at the time of the crash, however was not injured. Hargreaves said Thompson will appear in Lorain Municipal Court in January.
Additional charges are pending, police said.
